Manafort: Trump Won’t Be ‘Pandering’ When It Comes to VP Choice

As Donald Trump winnows down the list of possible vice presidential running mates, campaign chairman Paul Manafort has said it is not likely the person chosen will either be a woman or a member of a racial minority.

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Trump has said in the past he wants a vice president who has experience in getting legislation through Congress.

“There is a long list of who that person could be,” Manafort said. “And every one of them has major problems.”

Manafort indicated that despite the fact that the vice presidential pick is often used to shore up standing among key voting blocs that are a weakness for the top of the ticket, that will l not be the case with Trump.

Manafort also noted that most national polls distort Trump’s standing among Hispanic voters.

“To get a national sample they rely too much on Hispanics from New York and California, which is where large populations are, but also where most of the radical Hispanics are,” Manafort said. “But if you look at Hispanics in states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and even Florida, you see a different picture. We’re going to target Hispanic voters in those and other swing states.”

“The message is going to be jobs, national security, terrorism, family values and education,” he said. “In that order. Their concerns are the same as the white working families,” he said.